Key takeaways:
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Crypto wealth in 2025 is led by exchange founders and stablecoin creators like CZ, Devasini and Armstrong.
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Not all crypto billionaires are CEOs — Buterin shows protocol builders can rival corporate giants.
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A new wave of millionaires is rising from culture, entertainment and Web3-native models like Stake.com.
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Crypto leadership shifts fast; most top names today weren’t on the radar a decade ago.
The data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cointelegraph.com/learn/articles/what-is-a-cryptocurrency-a-beginners-guide-to-digital-money” title=”null”>crypto market is back in full force as of mid-2025. Total capitalization has data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-market-cap-hits-3-8t-all-time-high-may-soon-surpass-uk-gdp” title=”null”>surged to $3.8 trillion (up over 130% year-on-year), which…

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